ShopAtHome.com. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)

ShopAtHome.com is the PUP that uses misleading techniques to prevent removal. Use Reimage to locate malicious components and get rid of them faster than with uninstall instructions. A full system scan blocks virus reappearance and prevents traffic to malicious domains.
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Can you trust ShopAtHome search engine?

ShopAtHome.com virus (also known as Rsearch.ShopAtHome.com or Search.ShopAtHome.com) functions as a browsing tool, which seemingly claims of delivering best browsing performance and relevant search results. This tool is more oriented at users who prefer shopping online. However, there is something you should know before setting this search engine as the primary browsing tool. Due to this tendency to direct you to affiliated domains and display more advertisements than usual, it falls into the category of browser hijacker. In relation to this, it would be better to remove ShopAtHome.com at once. Within a short while, you may get annoyed by tons of advertisements offering to obtain new products. Moreover, you should be very careful when using it because it may show you altered search results. In addition, this search engine tracks your browsing habits. Therefore, it would be better to concentrate on ShopAtHome.com removal.

The Internet has made online shopping much easier and more convenient. Thus, users, who prefer using this form of shopping, might be attracted by various digital assistants to update them with current discounts and hot deals. Likewise, Shop At Home hijackers offer such utility as well. Moreover, if you take a look at its privacy policy, you might find out that it has several affiliate products. For example, qa-shopathome.com, the adware related with this hijacker, appeals to users by offering coupons and daily deals. In order for it to function properly, it suggests installing its application.

However, if you take a deeper look at the provisions of its privacy policy, you see that it collects various information about you. Specifically, both, personal and non-personal, information falls into the hands of ShopAtHome.com developers. They might acquire additional details about your online activities from their affiliate third parties as well. The information you share in social networks does not slip through the eyes of the owners as well. After acquiring the data, the authors of this PUP retain the right to share the data with their partner companies. However, such exchange of information may have severe consequences and cause privacy infringment. As they openly transfer personal and non-personal data to any affiliate third-party, your Inbox might be crammed with personalized ads. Moreover, you might only guess whether the data will not be obtained by cyber criminals.

ShopAtHome.com redirect might cause trouble as well. Since the hijacker cooperates with several third-parties it is not surprising if you find yourself in one of their domains. Such scenario comes into effect when you click on the altered search results or while cancelling distracting advertisement. Moreover, you might get infuriated after getting redirected to some fishy website instead of desired destination. Verily, this behavior is highly unpleasant. However, there are more damaging aspects of such tendency. The redirect domains might shelter various viruses. Thus, if users pay a long visit there, their operating system might get threatened. If you want to avoid questionable search results, you shouldn’t hesitate and remove ShopAtHome.com from your computer. You can use Reimage for the elimination.

The infiiltration tendencies of the fijacker

Typically, ShopAtHome.com may show up on your device after the installation of a new program. ShopAtHome.com hijack takes place when you rush through the installation stages. As a result, you fail to notice the add-on disguisiing the hijacker. If you want to prevent infiltration of such unwanted program in the future, keep in mind our advice. Select “Custom” or “Advanced” mode. Likewise, you will spot optional applications. Once you see them, uncheck the add-ons. Be vigilant while you are downloading any new application. It would be better to check the publisher of the program you are interested in. In that case, the risk to download a fake version or potentially malignant one might decrease.

Getting rid of the PUP

It is not diffcult to remove ShopAtHome.com virus both manually and automatically. For the latter method, feel free to install an anti-spyware application. This utility quickens the process and ensures that no additional files are left. The software also functions as a reliable application guarding your system from more dangerous viruses. Alternatively, you might opt for manual ShopAtHome.com removal option. Find the guidelines attached below. Lastly, take a look at users reviews and check the ratings of the wanted program before installing it.

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Delete ShopAtHome.com from Windows systems

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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).

If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.

Uninstall ShopAtHome.com and related programs
Here, look for ShopAtHome.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs.

Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.

Remove ShopAtHome.com from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.

Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.

Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.

Delete ShopAtHome.com from Safari

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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.

Here, select Extensions and look for ShopAtHome.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.

Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.

Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by ShopAtHome.com, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.

Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....

Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete ShopAtHome.com removal process.